The Rector of Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara (UMSU), Prof. Dr. Agussani MAP, and three vice Rector communicated with 200 outstanding students throughout 2022, both at regional, national and international levels.
The gathering, which took place on Wednesday (31/8), was a form of gratitude and appreciation for the achievements produced. In addition, the Rector also showed appreciation to the accompanying lecturers.
UMSU’s Rector Agussani emphasized that solid synergy by various parties, strong commitment, and long experience made UMSU always produce student achievements in multiple competitions. “I am proud of all of your achievements. The results are in line with the achievements of the University.”
UMSU is currently conducting the accreditation process from ‘A’ to “Excellent.” However, the Rector states that competition is getting more challenging, and achievements that have been achieved, besides needing to be grateful, also need to be used as lessons to improve performance. “The experience of UMSU for many years may be a strong capital to continue to achieve achievements,” said Agussani.
Rector’s gathering with 200 outstanding students took place at the Auditorium of the UMSU Main Campus, Jalan Muhtar Basri, attended by Vice Rector I, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Arifin, Vice Rector II, Prof. Dr. Akrim, Vice Rector III, Dr. Rudianto, Head of Faculty and Institutions within UMSU.
Various Achievements of UMSU Students
The meeting began with the report of Vice Rector III, Dr. Rudianto, who explained the various coaching processes and competitions carried out by UMSU at regional, national and international events. “There are two types of competitions currently being prepared: the Robotics Competition and the Unmanned Fast Boat Competition. Pray for UMSU to be involved in these two types of technology-based competitions,” said Rudianto.
Currently, hundreds of students are involved in various student activities, such as independent student exchange (181 students), the Indonesia international student mobility award (1 student), the Community Service Program at the University of Malaysia Perlis (6 students), independent student exchange (64 students), certified internship ( 74 students), independent study licensed batch-3 (119 students), Internship in BUMN (25 students), campus teaching program (103 students) and PMMB FHCI (17 students). UMSU entered the top 12 by passing 17 funding proposals for PKM PTN-PTS activities throughout Indonesia in 2022,
Likewise, for PKM, specifically for Perguruan Tinggi Muhammadiyah (PTM) throughout Indonesia, UMSU managed to occupy the first position. Meanwhile, UMSU also managed to occupy the first position for private universities. As for L2DIKTI Private Universities (PTS), UMSU occupies the first position, followed by UISU and UMA in the second and third positions.
Currently, hundreds of UMSU students receive scholarship assistance through various programs. For instance, 150 students received scholarships from the KIP-Kuliah program, scholarships from Baznas, scholarships for athletes’ achievements, scholarships for achievements in the MTQ event, and scholarships from OSC Achievements (Science Olympiad Competition).
The gathering was marked by the presence of one of the outstanding students, Yusuf (FKIP), who testified about his experience in winning the best outstanding student (Pilmapres). Yusuf said that success is a good combination of students’ strong will, campus support through facilities, and assistance provided.
The friendship between outstanding students and their accompanying lecturers was marked by a photo session with the Rector, University Leaders, and accompanying lecturers and students. (SH)
